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The following sections contain a large quantity of data pertaining to the flood, most of which is in downloadable form. Don't let the rather bland appearance of this page fool you. Explore the following links and you will find a lot of qualitative and quantitative information on the flood.
The primary purpose of this project is to collect data. If you have data from the Fort Collins flood, and would like to link to this page, please send e-mail to Prof. Fred L. Ogden.
THE STORM Qualitative Surface, Radar, and Satellite Observations
Quantitative Rain Gage and Radar-Rainfall Estimates
Quantitative Meteorological Observations, July 1997, Fort Collins
THE WATERSHEDSHorsetooth Watershed Characteristics Data
Spring Creek Watershed Characteristics Data
FLOOD RUNOFFUSGS Indirect Peak Discharge Measurements
(courtesy of Mark E. Smith, Colorado District, USGS)
DATA ANALYSIS AND MODELING
Data Links
CSU Radar data http://olympic.atmos.colostate.edu/
Doppler http://www.hmsweather.com/doppler.htmAtmospheric CSU http://olympic.atmos.colostate.edu/flood97.html